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minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·4 months agoMass shootings have been around since the 1700s. https://www.bustle.com/articles/141151-was-columbine-the-first-school-shooting-in-the-united-states-sue-klebold-finally-speaks-out-on Kids shooting people in school has been around just as long. Usually they shot teachers. Note that parents were concerned about the safety of kids bringing pistols to school even back during the pioneer days: https://www.k12academics.com/school-shootings/history-school-shootings-UNITED-STATES People today have access to much more deadly weapons.
minus-squarezabadoh@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-24 months agoIn the long history of schools around the United States, of course school shootings had to start some time. The problem is that they’re growing exponentially in number, especially in the last decade or so: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/153/4/e2023064311/196816/School-Shootings-in-the-United-States-1997-2022?redirectedFrom=fulltext 15 in school year 2009-2010 18 in 2010-2011 16 in 2011-2012 26 in 2012-2013 46 in 2013-2014 43 in 2014-2015 38 in 2015-2016 48 in 2016-2017 89 in 2017-2018 115 in 2018-2019 116 in 2019-2020 146 in 2020-2021 328 in 2021-2022 Absolutely fucking horrific.
Mass shootings have been around since the 1700s.
https://www.bustle.com/articles/141151-was-columbine-the-first-school-shooting-in-the-united-states-sue-klebold-finally-speaks-out-on
Kids shooting people in school has been around just as long. Usually they shot teachers. Note that parents were concerned about the safety of kids bringing pistols to school even back during the pioneer days:
https://www.k12academics.com/school-shootings/history-school-shootings-UNITED-STATES
People today have access to much more deadly weapons.
In the long history of schools around the United States, of course school shootings had to start some time.
The problem is that they’re growing exponentially in number, especially in the last decade or so:
https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/153/4/e2023064311/196816/School-Shootings-in-the-United-States-1997-2022?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Absolutely fucking horrific.